I really look forward to these C&S vids. Would like to see one going south from South Platte toward Deckers (as far as it went anyway). Maybe even the route into Denver. Thanks

I drove along the route through the Canyon several times while living in Denver more than 20 years ago. Nice to see it again.

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

Glad it brought back good memories. I wish I lived closer to visit spots like these more often.

I drove some of this in October, 2021. Went through Buffalo and Pine, where a couple gondolas are on display. 😊

Phil - What a great concept and execution. You did such a great job I bet all of us felt the sensations of the ride! 🙏

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

While I know most people back then would be seeing the line from a coach window on the side, this gives feel of the engineer's sensations, though with a lot more boiler blocking their view 😀

Great video! Loved the content, the pics, and combining the past with the present.

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. My favorite part is connecting the old photos.

Amazing!!

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Absolutely wonderful! My wife and I have travelled this many times. I have never walked back toward the reservoir. Not sure if there is much that direction. Looking forward to the Dome Rock station now house and seeing the site of the charcoal ovens further down the road. This is really great work.

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

The Dome Rock section is up next. Unfortunately, the rock formation is quite obscured by so many trees these days, though it's still quite visible. I didn't know that the station was now a house. I'll have to look into that.

This is so epic! (I like Phil's yellow jeep.) :] You're too legit to quit!

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, MC Sophie!

I’m still amazed that so many landmarks are discernible after so many years. Thanks for producing these videos, perhaps someday I’ll get back to Colorado to see the sights… In the meantime I just continue collecting old postcards along the route of the C&S. Understandable most are along the route to Georgetown (I have six dozen cards of the loop alone) but there y it a the occasional card from other lesser known areas.

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

It would great to see those postcards. I can imagine that the Loop was quite a famous one for those. There was a lot of fishermen tourism in Platte Canyon, though, so I would think there would be a few postcards from the area. I know there are some stereoscopes of it.

@hughwolfe1176

7 ай бұрын

@@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853 I have a couple and have seen more of the fishing related cards… Someday I’d like to publish a book (ebook) of my C&S cards. Living in NM I’ve started a few more card collections. Covering a wide range of interests but generally transportation, towns, scenery. I have a good many cards depicting the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway. The one remaining feature being the Mexican Canyon Trestle.

Another amazing historically accurate C&S rail line video, by you Kurt!!! Well done. 👏

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

I just stumbled on this video. This is great! I knew that the tracks ran along the road for the most part, however, I believed that much was on private land. That's for this. Please continue these videos. I enjoy seeing the placement of buildings along the route. Have you done anything similar in Shawnee, Bailey and over the pass. Alma also. Thanks.

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

7 ай бұрын

I filmed the route from Bailey and over Kenosha to Como, but I haven't made the video yet. Phil Stock filmed the South Platte to at least Pine. I plan to make these videos as time permits. I did a series of similar videos like this of the route from Como to just past Boreas Pass summit (need to finish the rest still). I also did the route from Pitkin to Woodstock. See my KZread channel page for those.

@tracyd1127

6 ай бұрын

@@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853 I will look for the other videos. It's so helpful to see where actual buildings are situated along routes. Thanks again.

Wondering how you were able to add the smoke/steam effects to the stereoview, as a fellow content creator this video is pretty awesome. Keep up the good work!

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for asking. Glad you like the effect. Here's how I do it: 1. Search something like "Steam green screen" and find one you like. 2. Download that video. I purchased a program called Wondershare Uniconverter. It's been worth it because of the download option. 3. In your editing program (I use Final Cut Pro) put the downloaded green screen smoke video on top (above) of your image in a video project timeline. 4. Find an effect in your video editing program called something like "Green Screen Keyer." 5. Drag (apply) that onto (as in 'into') the green screen smoke video clip. That will remove the green and leave just the smoke. 6. After that I play around with shrinking or stretching the smoke to fit how I want. Sometimes I even layer it with the same clip to make the steam bigger and so forth. Lastly, add some audio from a steam engine and voila! I hope that makes sense.

@PistonRodProductions

2 ай бұрын

@@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853 Super helpful, thank you! I’ve got something working just now!

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

2 ай бұрын

@@PistonRodProductions very cool! I'd love to see it!

What I don't get is the old historic image of the South Platte Hotel at around 1:27. Behind it is a large hillside. In the current image of the old South Platte Hotel, the hillside doesn't fill the image and appears much smaller. Can anyone explain this?

@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853

5 ай бұрын

I think it's a matter of the angle. The old photos is taken from slightly east of the hotel, looking west. This places the hill directly 'behind' the hotel structure. The image from the Jeep's stopping point is head on. Although, you may be referring to when the Jeep is in the approximate location as the photographer. My guess is that the Jeep's placement is not the same (It was hard to match it up due to the trees). My guess is the photographer was closer and, it looks like, even lower to the ground, thus filling more of the frame with the hill. Those are my guesses anyway.

Fake! No tracks!